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Past President’s Message
67 Annual Symposium Symposium February 10 2017 FLAG Symposium Symposium Coral Springs Museum of Art
Taking over the the Presidency has become a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a demanding and and and time-consuming enterprise I I have been extraordinarily fortunate for for the the gracious support of David Chang Area Area I I I I and and and Cecily Hangen Area Area II Every exhibition exhibition is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a labor of of love for both it’s it’s organizing and and orchestrating When people come together in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a place with ideas and and art it’s it’s special The complexities of of presenting an an an an an exhibition exhibition can seem insurmountable but we did it: bravo!
I I I hope you all have seen the soul stirring contents in in in this exhibition! It’s It’s an an eclectic mix of work – – everybody’s expressions It’s It’s tough to to put us in in in a a a a a a a a box – such as conservative and or liberal!
However large it it may be the universe universe comes down finally to each of of of us our dreams anxieties excitements It is is this familiar universe universe of of of individual lives of of of moments frozen fin in in time that we we create Jeannette Jeannette Genius the the the the granddaughter of of of Winter Park philanthropist Charles Hosmer Morse Morse founded the the the the Morse Morse Museum with her husband Hugh McKean then president of of of of of of Rollins College In 1950 Jeannette Jeannette held one one of of of of of of the the the the the world’s first exhibits of of of of of of Tiffany’s Tiffany’s Tiffany’s Tiffany’s work work which sparked the the the the the interest of of of of of of one one of of of of of of Tiffany’s Tiffany’s Tiffany’s Tiffany’s daughters who helped them purchase more of of of of of Tiffany’s Tiffany’s Tiffany’s Tiffany’s artwork The McKeans spent the the the the next 30 years collecting Tiffany’s Tiffany’s Tiffany’s Tiffany’s art art Eventually it it it became a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a premiere collection of of Tiffany Tiffany Tiffany which gave the the the the the the the Museum an an an an an an an international role and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a national national significance With this the the the the the the 75th Anniversary they hope to show the the the the the the public that items at at at at at the the the the the the Morse Museum are like their own private collection